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An extraordinary gospel choir of blind and visually impaired young people from Swaziland brought a taste of Africa to the children of Clifton Primary School who were treated to a special performance by members of the Swaziland choir 'Christ Worshippers Gospel Choir'. The choir, consisting of blind and visually impaired young people aged between 16 and 23, was visiting the UK for the first time during, bringing the vibrancy of African gospel singing to schools and churches across the West Midlands. Neil Higton, who helped organise the choir’s visit to Clifton, said: "There are no facilities for blind people at any of the colleges and the universities in Swaziland. Going into further education would mean spending a few thousand pounds to move to South Africa. Very few blind people in Swaziland are employed and there are no resource centres for them in the whole of the country either. Funds for the trip have been raised by Baptist church members and the local community and businesses. When the choir was told that all the funding had been raised for them to come to England they danced and sang throughout the night.”
8 September 2008
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2007
Mrs Edna Fletcher celebrated her 100th birthday in March, 2008, with family and friends at a special celebration party in the village hall in Clifton. She is pictured holding a telegram of congratulations from the Queen. Edna came to the village in 1968 and has lived in Manor Road for most of the time.
27 March 2008
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2007
24 hours of torrential rain on 20 July, 2007, resulted in the River Teme again flooding at Ham Bridge - only a month after the river had burst its banks there in June. The floods were the worst anyone can recall in living memory. Click here to see more pictures of the flooding.
21 July 2007
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2007
Clifton's shop featured on the BBC's Breakfast TV News when a film
crew paid an early morning call on Peter and Beverley Richards to
guage local opinion on the state of one of Britain's best villages
in anticipation of publication of Lord Haskins' report on the countryside.
Peter (pictured right) was interviewed live on the programme in between
serving customers.
11 November 2003
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2003
The Clifton Country Fayre in aid of the Teme Valley scanner appeal
saw local British lumberjack champion Spike Milton beat off strong
competition from Denmark and Switzerland to win three of the gruelling
events in the main ring. On one of the hottest days of the year, crowds
watched Spike (pictured right) win the British Underhand Chop Speed
race, the Handicap Underhand Speed race and the Standing Block Handicap
Speed race.
Spike, who lives in Forge Meadows, Clifton-upon-Teme, is currently
Chairman of the British Lumberjack Sports Association and was one
of the organisers of the Country Fayre in the village.
9 August 2003
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2003
Clifton Primary School has been voted the UK Village School of the Year
Award. The school beat off competition from many other schools across
Britain in the NFU Counctryside Awards to win the £500 prize.
Head teacher Debbie Mitchell, who attended the awards ceremony in London
in July to receive a cheque and framed certificate, said: "I am
both proud and amazed." The awards panel was impressed by the high
standard of academic education coupled with the wide variety of other
activity including sports, IT, art, eco-friendliness and international
links..
24 July 2003
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2003
The Clifton Early Years Centre has won yet another award.... This time
it was the overall winner for Community Project Business Excellence
in Malvern Hill District Council's Platinum Awards for Business and
Community Excellence. The award includes a cheque for £500 for
the Clifton Nursery and a plaque which was presented to Hilary Higton
and Chris Hurley (pictured right).
16 April 2003
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2003
Barney Johns, whose family live in Clifton-upon-Teme, completed the
2003 London Marathon in under five and a half hours and raised over
£2,000 for the Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability in Putney where
he works. Barney, pictured right after crossing the finishing line,
said: "I'm delighted with the support I have received. I may not
have beaten my father's time when he ran the Marathon 18 years ago,
but I raised a lot more money than he did, thanks to many generous sponsors."
14 April 2003
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2003
 The
Lion Inn has at last re-opened under a new management team headed by
Richard and Ann Giles, who came to the parishes with Richard's mother
Gwen, a retired priest who helps out with local church services. Although
initially they are only opening the bar, they have plans to refurbish
the kitchen, and serve good quality food. They also intend to open all
day, so that the pub can become a 'focal point' for the community once
again.
23 February 2003
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2003
The newly-formed Clifton Youth Club has been granted a £200 start up award by Worcester Youth Service. The money will go towards the purchase of new equipment for the club as well as help fund activities.
Contact Peter or Beverley Richards (812303) or Nicky Thompson (812355)
for further details. return.
18 November 2002
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2002
Mounting concern at the departure of the third tenants of the Lion
Inn in little over a year has prompted local residents to demand an
explanation from Avebury Taverns, the property company that owns the
building. The pub remains closed yet again after Paul and Pat Solway
left only days after taking over the tenancy last month, claiming
that Avebury had reneged on a pledge to re-equip and renovate the
kitchen. The previous tenants left in August saying they had been
forced to give up after a similar dispute with the owners.
14 November 2002
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2002
A Youth Club for teenagers in Clifton and the surrounding areas
has been launched for all children between 11 and 15 (or school year
7 to year 10) and it is hoped that a wide range of fun activities
for all, including table football, badminton, themed nights and exchanging
computer games will be organised. Meetings are held every Friday between
7pm - 9pm at Clifton Village Hall. Donations for equipment and adult
volunteers are very welcome.
Contact Peter or Beverley Richards (812303) or Nicky Thompson (812355)
for further details. return.
14 October 2002
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2002
Dennis Lippit, pictured left on his horse Max, celebrated his 85th
birthday at Salford Court, Clifton, where he has been employed since
1940. As Max will be 35 years old next year, their combined ages add
up to 119, making them probably the oldest horse and rider combination
in Britain.
Max was bought at Stow-in-the-Wold horse fair in 1973 and has hunted
with the Clifton Hunt. Dennis often rides him down to the New Inn
whenever his three-wheeler car is in for a service!
25 September 2002
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2002
 A determined attempt to secure the future of Clifton's Village Hall is being made by a new team head by Rosemary Collie and Mike Pedersen, following a public meeting in June to discuss what should be done with the building.
"We want the Village Hall to become a real centre for the community," said Rosemary Collie, the newly-elected Chair of the Village Hall Committee. "Doing nothing is not an option any longer, but we need local residents to contribute to the discussions about its future."
2 Junly 2002
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2002
 Two
Clifton couples were the lucky recipients of tickets to Jubilee concerts
at Buckingham Palace during the Queen's 50 year Jubilee celebrations
at the beginning of June.
Matthew and Julia Haywood (pictured left inside the palace forecourt)
attended the Party at the Palace on the Monday.
"After making our way through the crowds, we arrived at the
south entrance to the Palace and passed through security checks into
the forecourt where we were watched by onlookers on the other side
of the gates," said Julia on her return home. "We entered
the Palace gardens through the magnificent Grand Hall, into the Marble
Room, through the Bow Room and out onto the West Terrace where we
sat and enjoyed our hamper. We eventually took our seats and enjoyed
the concert of a lifetime, performed by some of the world's greatest
musical artists. We felt really honoured to have been there."
Their good luck was also shared by Paul and Sally-Ann Fletcher who
got tickets to the classical concert at the Palace on the Saturday
evening, attended by 12,000 people inside the gardens.
16June 2002
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2002
The Clifton Village Hall Committee Room has had to close temporarily
due to the shock discovery that about a quarter of the floor has begun
to collapse. A very recent inspection of rotting joists means that
over the last few weeks anyone using the hall would have been sitting
almost on thin air! Remedial work will shortly take place but this
will not affect the Main Hall and other rooms.
This unfortunate event highlights the need to consider the future
of the Village Hall, and the Hall Committee will shortly be issuing
a survey in the parish, asking parishioners what they would like to
see the building used for. Dances, discos, wedding receptions, meetings,
doctors surgery, indoor bowls and tennis are suggestions so far but
what do you want for your Village Hall? Watch out for the survey
form - there is a £25 prize draw entry for those who make a
return.
16 May 2002
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2002
The team behind the newly-opened Early Years Centre at Clifton-upon-Teme,
Worcestershire, has been awarded a £1,000 prize in the Social
Entrepreneur of the Year Awards.
The award is part of Social Economy Week this week, organised by a
West Midlands consortium of organisations, and goes to the Clifton
Early Years Centre team for "successfully establishing and maintaining
a non-profit nursery for the village and showing a fantastic entrepreneurial
spirit."
Receiving the cheque and trophy at a presentation in
Dudley, Chris Hurley, one of the trustees of the Centre, said: "I'm
absolutely delighted that our team's efforts to open the new centre
have been acknowledged in this way. It is a great tribute to everyone
who has worked so hard to make our dream come true."
Pictured right are Chris Hurley and Debbie Mitchell,
holding the award trophy, with Jim Thalhuber President of The National
Centre for Social Entrepreneurs, Minnesota, USA.
21 March 2002
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2002
Millennium book proceeds for Clifton organisations
 Nine
Clifton-upon-Teme organisations have received cash hand-outs totalling
more than £6,000, proceeds from the sales of the village's
Millennium book About Clifton-upon-Teme 2000. Cheques were
presented to representatives of the nine organisations by the Clifton
Millennium Book Fund, set up to distribute the money earned by the
book sales.
June Haywood, Chairman of the Millennium Book Fund, paid tribute
to the team who had produced the book. "It has been a wonderful
success and we are delighted to be able to give so much money back
to the community in this way," she said.
The nine organisations receiving cheques were the Clifton Handbell
Ringers, the Clifton Playing Fields Association, Clifton Scout &
Guide Committee, Friends of Clifton Primary School, Friendship Club,
St. Kenelm's Parochial Church Council, Early Years Centre, and the
Teme Triangle.
19 March 2002
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2002
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